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My Prius died in the middle of the highway today!

Discussion in 'Prius v Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Chillma13, Oct 19, 2024.

  1. rjparker

    rjparker Tu Humilde Sirviente

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    Given Toyota replaced pistons, rings and egr valves for free, tried multiple intakes, admitted to the hg problem in Europe and updated ecu software multiple times, I am sure they were trying quick fixes for gen3 while they were successfully redesigning everything for gen4.

    Since the egr valve and ecu software changes are easy and not expensive, I followed that path. I did not escape the inverter, brake booster or oil consumption traps and wonder how long my catalytic converter will last.
     
    #21 rjparker, Oct 29, 2024 at 5:29 PM
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  2. Chillma13

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    Wow. Are you guys Toyota mechanics?

    OK am delegating to scientist husband now…
    ( Me: “If you can fix lasers, how hard can the Prius be?” ;))

    Thanks for the help and all the info!
     
  3. rjparker

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    Some people sit around and talk about how bad xyz is in America; we sit around and dissect our gen3 Prius flaws over and over again as new people share the problems.

    Kind of like Groundhog Day with Mendel and a few us standing in for Bill Murray. Not sure when Andie MacDowell is going to show up.
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    #23 rjparker, Oct 29, 2024 at 11:11 PM
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  4. ChapmanF

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    That came out in a TSB about a different issue, where water from the recirculated exhaust would condense in those little passages after a very short run of the engine not reaching normal temp.
     
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